Main take aways
- Still a lot of Excel use
- R and Python top of researchers aspirations
- Broad interest in a variety of more niche tools
- Skill, expertise and level of interest are distributed
Research Software Engineering, TUoS
library(ggplot2)
p <- ggplot(gapminder::gapminder, aes(gdpPercap, lifeExp, size = pop, color = continent, frame = year)) +
geom_point() + scale_x_log10() + theme_bw()plotly::ggplotly(p)Week 6. Data visualization. Data graphics can be powerful tools for understanding information, but they can also be powerful tools for misleading audiences. We explore the many ways that data graphics can steer viewers toward misleading conclusions.
Edward Tufte (1983) The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Chapters 2 (Graphical integrity) and 5 (Chartjunk: vibrations, grids, and ducks).
Tools and tricks: Misleading axes
Tools and tricks: Proportional Ink
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Promote and build community around data visualisation at the University of Sheffield
Q: How do we help our researchers make the most of their data and modern data visualisation tools?
Q: How do we help our researchers make the most of their data and modern data visualisation tools?
Develop capacity through community
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R and Python but open for expansion👋 in the #welcome channel!Instructor and/or peer to peer led.
R using ggplot2 (Jun-Jul)Python using altairvegaliteLeafletThe Missing Link in Publishing: Interactive Data Visualisation 4th December 2017, University of Oxford
@Sheffield_R_ @NBNTrust #BiodiversityHack is go! First stage: data dive & brainstorm! #rstats #openscience pic.twitter.com/0N9Re8roM5
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Soooooo cool to be joining @tbyhdgs and @embl Heidelberg #BioIT coding club remotely to work through D3.js
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